National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Environmental Victory

Staples Inc., the office supply company based in Framingham, agreed to a greener policy on procurements from paper companies. Joseph Vassalluzzo, vice chairman of Staples, said all the fiber it used to make paper, an average of 30 percent, would be recycled fiber, up from less than 10 percent. He also said the company would phase out the paper it bought from endangered forests. Todd Paglia of ForestEthics, one of the environmental groups that campaigned for the change, called the announcement ''a huge commitment.'' Katharine Q. Seelye (NYT)

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A version of this article appears in print on November 13, 2002, on Page A00027 of the National edition with the headline: National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Environmental Victory. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe